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WIN - ROBERT BURNS AND ALL THAT Ulster-Scots Agency (Boord o Ulstér-Scotch) official publication SATURDAY JANUARY 14 2017 PAGE 16 World beating FM Montgomery lead celebrations at Burns Night concert w Eleven times world champion pipe band Field Marshal Montgomery will join the Ulster Orchestra and Emily Smith at a Burns Night concert in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on Saturday January 21 - Page 3 w EDWARD BRUCE COMMEMORATIVE BOULDER w TITANIC CELEBRATION TO MARK 70 YEARS OF w RECALLING THE DAY THE FIRST AMERICA GIS UNVEILED IN DUNDONALD SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING ARRIVED IN ULSTER PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 14 2 www.ulsterscotsagency.com SATURDAY JANUARY 14 2017 SATURDAY JANUARY 14 2017 Fair faa ye Agency in tune with care Fair Faa Ye homes as Lily Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the marks 100th Ulster-Scot. May I start by wish- ing you a Happy New birthday Year with a traditional Ulster-Scots wish – lang During December the Ulster-Scots Belfast and on this day, one of the community. The project has sought may yer lum reek Agency completed a pilot residents, Lily Higgins was also to engage through culture with wi ither fowks coal! programme providing traditional celebrating her 100th birthday. To elderly residents in the care homes, For those who have Ulster-Scots music to a number of commemorate this special day the as we address a new programme not heard this greeting care homes in County Tyrone, north Lord Mayor of Belfast, Alderman for Government we as an Agency before it means may you Belfast and County Down. Brian Kingston paid a visit to the need to explore more innovative The Ulster-Scots Agency worked care home to deliver a special ways of working and engaging with live long and happily! in partnership with a number of birthday card from Her Majesty The all sections of the community. The Ulster-Scots Agency Care Homes and local Ulster-Scots Queen. “I would also like to recognise the will be hosting the annual Burns Night concert with the Community Impact Project Officers Ulster-Scots Agency’s Community support provided by our Ulster Orchestra on Saturday January 21 in the Waterfront based in Newtownstewart, Kilkeel Development Officer, Derek Reaney Community Impact Project Officers, Hall, Belfast. Field Marshal Montgomery will be joining and north Belfast. The programme described the project as very James Donaldson in Kilkeel, Irene singer, Emily Smith and a host of other performers for this was aimed at engaging with resi- worthwhile. Spratt in Newtownstewart and fantastic evening celebrating Burns. dents in a number of care home He said: “We have received some Jennifer Crockard in north Belfast Also as part of the Burns celebrations for 2017 the Agency seeking to overcome social exclu- very positive feedback from the who have been very supportive in is hosting Burns Week for the first time. The Burns Week sion and isolation experienced by care homes, the residents, their assisting the Agency to deliver this festival runs from January 21 to 28 in various venues many elderly folk in our community. families and the performers. pilot project. across Belfast. Find out more on Page 3. On December 14 2016 a pro- “It is important to remember that A total of 12 care homes Also in this edition we have a wonderful recipe from Judith gramme of traditional Ulster-Scots culture can play a very positive role participated in the project in Cook- McLaughlin for a Burns Night inspired recipe with Slow music was performed in Bradley in improving mental health and stown, Castlederg, Coalisland, New- Cooked Collops of Beef – you can find this on Page 15. Manor Residential Care Home in quality of life of all ages within our castle, Kilkeel, and North Belfast. As always we welcome your feedback and hope that every- one finds something of interest in this edition. Ian Crozier is Chief Executive of the Ulster-Scots Agency Music projects to receive £200,000 boost THE Ulster-Scots Agency will music and dance projects have be investing £200,000 in the applied under the Stand 2 option, 2017 music and dance tuition which provides a route for The Ulster-Scot programme, which will provide accreditation for participants. The official newspaper for the Ulster-Scots Agency / financial support to 30 dance The Music and Dance classes will Tha Boord o Ulster-Scotch projects and 91 music projects. be held throughout the province of Derek Reaney, who manages the Ulster. The Agency plans to profile a music and dance tuition programme number of the classes in the Ulster- within the Agency, said: “This Scot Newspaper during this year. Main office: financial support can make a Derek wished to record his thanks The Ulster-Scots Agency real difference to community and cent, a massive improvement on to the staff at the Ulster-Scots The Corn Exchange voluntary groups including bands previous years. Community Network who made the 31 Gordon Street who are committed to supporting “There will be a number of groups presentation at the various public Belfast BT1 2LG and advancing the Ulster-Scots who will be disappointed that they information workshops and also Telephone: (028) 9023 1113 culture through music and dance.” have failed to secure the funding, provide a drop in facility and advice Fax: (028) 9023 1898 He added: “This year’s programme but the Agency has a limited to groups. Email: [email protected] was very competitive, with budget and we have invested a The Agency also recognises the considerably more applications than similar amount of funding to this support offered by the three Ulster- International callers dialling the Ulster-Scots Agency: funds available, but the programme as in recent years, Scots project officers funded by Europe - 00 44 28 9023 1113 Agency is delighted with the which I think is a great the Agency’s Community Impact Australia - 00 11 44 28 9023 1113 significant improvement in the achievement for us given the programme and located in Kilkeel, USA - 011 44 28 9023 1113 quality of applications submitted. current challenging economic Newtownstewart and North Belfast, “Rejections on issues of eligibility pressures around public spending.” who provided funding clinics and Regional office in Raphoe: have been reduced to just 8.5 per In 2017 an increasing number of advice to groups. The Ulster-Scots Agency William Street, Raphoe Co Donegal Telephone: +353 7 4917 3876 CLICK ON THIS... Email: [email protected] WORD Editor: Gary McDonald For details of what’s on check out our events calendar - Associate Editor: Gillian Pearson www.ulsterscotsagency.com/events OF THE ISSUE Production: The Irish News Printing: Interpress NI Limited For Ulster-Scots news - www.ulsterscotsagency.com/news Shane The Ulster-Scot next edition: Saturday March 11 2017 To sign up for the Ulster-Scots E-Newsletter - Deadline for copy: Wednesday February 22 2017 visit www.ulsterscotsagency.com/newsletter/ Contributors should note that publication of any subscribe/register your details and receive updates Meaning: submitted article is at the Editor’s discretion on the areas that you are most interested. Soon Join us on Facebook - visit www.facebook.com/ UlsterScotsAgency now and like our page to keep up to date on what’s happening, upload your photos from Ulster-Scots events and share your comments. www.ulsterscotsagency.com www.ulsterscotsagency.com 3 SATURDAY JANUARY 14 2017 Impressive line-up for Burns Concert BURNS WEEK EVENTS Annual celebrations LEVEN times world champion pipe band Field Marshal Montgomery in Dunfanaghy will be joining the Ulster EOrchestra, singer Emily Smith and a host of other performers at the Ulster-Scots Agency’s Burns Concert being held in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on Saturday January 21 (7.45pm start). Under the control of pipe major Richard Parkes MBE and leading drummer Keith Orr, FM Montgomery have won a total of 65 major championships over the last 25 years. As well as those 11 global crowns, the band’s haul has included 15 Scottish Arnolds Hotel in Dunfanaghy, Co Championships, 12 British Championships, Donegal, will again be hosting their 12 European Championships, 12 these passed-down, anonymously authored Robbie Burns weekend celebrations Cowal Championships and all three UK words is still at the heart of her craft. on January 20-22, where the package Championships held so far. But this is a bold new phase in Emily’s (for €159 per person sharing) includes To that the band can add 22 All-Ireland music and with it comes what she describes two nights’ bed & full Irish breakfast, a titles and 23 Ulster Championships as well as ‘a new Scottish sound’. Shamrock & Thistle ceilidh night and a as literally hundreds of victories at minor Emily was named BBC Radio Scotland’s Robbie Burns celebration dinner. championships the length and breath of Young Traditional Musician of the Year back On Friday January 20 the ceilidh night Ireland. in 2002 and the accolades have continued will include poetry readings, Scotch/ Widely acknowledged as the greatest pipe to flow as she won the USA song-writing Gaelic music and song and ceilidh danc- band in history, bar none, FM have enjoyed an competition in 2005, Scots Singer of the ing. A light supper will also be served. incredible record of dominance over the past Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in Then on the Saturday a Robbie Burns decade in particular, and at the 2016 Worlds 2008 and she received two nominations in celebration dinner will be held with live in Glasgow they raised that bar even higher. the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. music during dinner. This will be followed The January concert - the sixth in a row Emily first joined the Ulster Orchestra for by poetry readings, Highland dancing, supported by the Ulster-Scots Agency - will Burns Night with her musician husband Of course, the work of The Bard will feature Scotch/Gaelic music and song.